Effective Treatment of Catatonia by Combination of Benzodiazepine and Electroconvulsive Therapy

Unal A., Bulbul F., Alpak G., Virit O., Copoglu U. S., Savas H. A.

JOURNAL OF ECT, vol.29, no.3, pp.206-209, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1097/yct.0b013e3182887a1a
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ECT
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.206-209
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Catatonia, a motor dysregulation syndrome, can emerge in numerous psychiatric disorders, mainly in schizophrenia and mood disorders, and metabolic and endocrine disorders such as infections, toxic states, epilepsy, and traumatic brain injury. In our study, we aimed to investigate demographic, clinical, and treatment-related characteristics of catatonic patients managed in our inpatient clinic.